Senior Surveyor/Asset Management Surveyor
Buxton, Derbyshire
Up to £65,000 (Dependent on Experience)
37 Hours per week
Alliance Norse is a partnership between Norse Group and High Peak Borough Council and Staffordshire Moorlands District Council. The Joint Venture (JV) company was formed in 2022 to provide a number of services to the two Council’s. As from the 1st April 2025, the JV also included the Estates & Asset Management functions.
An opportunity has arisen for a Senior Surveyor/Asset Management Surveyor to join the Estates team to assist in the delivery of current Estate & Asset Management services, working alongside the established Estates team and client.
The role will require attendance in the clients Council offices at Leek but there is also the opportunity to work from the Alliance Norse modern offices at Harpur Hill. We employ an agile and flexible working strategy allowing staff to work some days at home but the senior nature the role and requirement to liaise with the client will require office attendance at least 3 days a week.
Projects:
The current workload includes a comprehensive programme of estates actions over a diverse property portfolio. This is a senior and high-profile position within the team with the surveyor being responsible for undertaking all the activities associated at this senior level, in addition to supporting more junior team members. This role will have extensive engagement with the client’s senior management team. In addition to all the general practice estates activities, ideally the candidate will have extensive knowledge of strategic asset management and therefore be able to take forward the actions from the clients recently completed SAMP.
Main Responsibilities:
This is an exciting opportunity to a join and small but highly professional team with the day-to-day work varied, with the likely responsibilities to include: -
- Taking responsibility for identification, reviewing and providing strategic advice on property management and regeneration issues, formulating strategic plans for the effective use of land and property assets.
- Lead and facilitate the development of active relationships with a wide range of customers, members, officers, stakeholders and partners.
- Undertake effective property reviews and provide proactive and responsive strategic advice on all property management issues.
- Ensure that time and quality targets set for reporting property reviews or strategic property management issues are met.
- Assist with the day to day/or when required, other general practice surveyor work in accordance with professional guidance and standards as appropriate.
- Prepare reports and briefings for clients, attending committees and working groups as necessary.
- Providing effective, day to day, professional property advice to the client and maintain output quality.
- Working within the various agreed timescales, managing projects in accordance with initiatives and directives, endeavouring to maximise income and achieve set productivity targets.
- Complying with the Norse Group ISO standards, delivering quality assured outputs.
- Undertaking any other duties appropriate to the grade of the post including travel to other offices as required.
Our Successful Candidate:
It is expected that you will be able to demonstrate the following:
- Chartered Membership of the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS)
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in an Estates related discipline
- Significant relevant experience with at least 10+ years post qualification
- Experience of having worked within a Local Authority
- Full clean UK Driving Licence
Our Offer:
Not only will you be working alongside a fantastic team and working on some exciting projects, this opportunity will give you the chance to contribute to a successful and growing business. In return you will receive:
- 25 days holiday, plus 8 Bank Holiday.
- Excellent career progression within a forward-thinking business.
- Company Sickness Scheme.
- Royal London Pension Scheme.
- Payment of annual professional subscription.
- Flexible & hybrid working arrangements (in agreement with the JV partner).
An enhanced DBS check will be required for our successful candidate, payment will be met by the employer.
We are committed to employment practices and behaviours which encourage diversity, promote equality of treatment and eliminate unlawful and or unfair discrimination.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy once we have received sufficient applications. If you have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date, please assume that your application has not been successful and will not be progressed to the next stage.
